Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 97461

Housing: Construction

Tabled: 4 December 2025

Answered: 9 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) planning policy and (b) precedent prevents (i) land promoters and (ii) developers from materially altering an agreed development layout at a site allocated within a Loca

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that site allocation policies should be deliverable over the plan period. Planning practice guidance states that where sites are proposed for allocation, sufficient detail should be given to provide clari...

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